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I've been thinking about this a LOT since I first ready about this new TiVo HD yesterday, and I think this is what I have been waiting for to get rid of (FINALLY!) my Comcast/Motorola 6412 DVR. My gripes about the Motorola:

1. Limited storage space (the TiVo HD starts out with about 5 hours more, which is not really THAT much more, but with the promise of "late 2007" for external storage. I'll bet Comcast and Motorola don't have an answer)

2. No way to get the shows "off the DVR" (well, nothing right now with the TiVO HD either, but the promise of MRV and TTG in the not-too-distant-future.)

3. The annoying remote lag (I can only hope that the TiVo HD has the same sort of remote performance as my two Series 2s)

4. The OK-but-it's-not-a-TiVo menus and UI on the Comcast/Motorola box (I know people complain all the time about the Comcast UI, and I find it to be "OK"...but it's not a TiVo. It would be nice to have the richness of the TiVo UI)

5. Waiting for the TiVO-for-Comcast/Motorola UI (I was initially excited, but as the year has worn on, Comcast really lost my interest. Why not a REAL TiVO, rather than what I hear is the dumbed-down Comcast/TiVo.

So, although I might not buy immediately (waiting for a lifetime transfer offer!), I think one of these will be in my house by fall. Maybe I'll wait until the external storage is supported and buy the whole shebang at once.

I've been thinking about this a LOT since I first ready about this new TiVo HD yesterday, and I think this is what I have been waiting for to get rid of (FINALLY!) my Comcast/Motorola 6412 DVR. My gripes about the Motorola:

1. Limited storage space (the TiVo HD starts out with about 5 hours more, which is not really THAT much more, but with the promise of "late 2007" for external storage. I'll bet Comcast and Motorola don't have an answer)

2. No way to get the shows "off the DVR" (well, nothing right now with the TiVO HD either, but the promise of MRV and TTG in the not-too-distant-future.)

3. The annoying remote lag (I can only hope that the TiVo HD has the same sort of remote performance as my two Series 2s)

4. The OK-but-it's-not-a-TiVo menus and UI on the Comcast/Motorola box (I know people complain all the time about the Comcast UI, and I find it to be "OK"...but it's not a TiVo. It would be nice to have the richness of the TiVo UI)

5. Waiting for the TiVO-for-Comcast/Motorola UI (I was initially excited, but as the year has worn on, Comcast really lost my interest. Why not a REAL TiVO, rather than what I hear is the dumbed-down Comcast/TiVo.

So, although I might not buy immediately (waiting for a lifetime transfer offer!), I think one of these will be in my house by fall. Maybe I'll wait until the external storage is supported and buy the whole shebang at once.

Thanks, TiVo. You have a REAL competitor for the Comcast HD DVR now!

Bob

The eSATA from what I hear is in fact "Enabled" on this unit as it is "Enabled" on the S3. Just it won't be officially supported until they come out with their "BRANDED" Tivo eSATA drive.

I asked TiVo about SDV while doing my review - specifically in relation to the comments Tom Rogers made before Congress - but they don't have anything more to add to his comments at this time.

I get the feeling some kind of solution is being worked on, but it can't be talked about yet.

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Please forgive the newbie question but I noticed on the feature list the Tivo HD says it supports M-cards. Does this simply mean we no longer need 2 cable cards or does it also means Tivo HD supports VOD from companies like Comcast, etc?

Please forgive the newbie question but I noticed on the feature list the Tivo HD says it supports M-cards. Does this simply mean we no longer need 2 cable cards or does it also means Tivo HD supports VOD from companies like Comcast, etc?

No VOD/PPV. There was a post with the license terms from CableLabs that was around here about 6 - 8 months ago, but basically TiVo is not allowed to use 2-way hardware in these devices until the son-of-OCAP (i.e., "OpenCable") license/standard is ready. This really means that we are looking for a "Series 4" to have a direct connection upstream. I figure about a year...

I've been hanging on to my two Series 1 DirecTivos (DSR6000s) for a long time now, and I *was* waiting for the Comcast Tivo STB rollout to jump back to Comcast (I already/still use Comcast HSI for work). But the Tivo HD may make me jump sooner...

But I'm afraid that Comcast's support and installers, just as they've almost figured out how to handle dual single-stream CableCARD setup for the S3 boxes, are going to be thoroughly confused all over again now that we can get a single MCard for the Tivo HD boxes...

Anyone want to place a bet on how many new Tivo HD owners will get suckered by Comcast into paying extra for two CableCARDs per box? I may wait a little longer to see how that shakes out...

But I'm afraid that Comcast's support and installers, just as they've almost figured out how to handle dual single-stream CableCARD setup for the S3 boxes, are going to be thoroughly confused all over again now that we can get a single MCard for the Tivo HD boxes...

Not all providers/regions may even be providing M-Cards yet. Which could add time/confusion to the learning curves of installers and phone agents. I didn't want to tempt fate and didn't even try to get one for my review unit, just went with OTA and analog cable.

The eSATA from what I hear is in fact "Enabled" on this unit as it is "Enabled" on the S3. Just it won't be officially supported until they come out with their "BRANDED" Tivo eSATA drive.

TexasGrillChef

Acording to a Seattletimes.com article, the eSATA hack is not available on the TivoHD.

"The box has a fast eSata port but it won't work until TiVo provides a software upgrade. Creative Series 3 users have figured out a hack to add external drives, Denney noted, but the hack won't work on the TiVo HD."

I ordered mine this morning and I already have an email that it has been shipped w/ a UPS tracking number. Anybody else get this? Is this standard operating procedure for a preorder like this or is my box really on its way today?